SHELBY- Mrs. Mary Ann Brutko, 91, of 866 W. Warren St., Shelby, died Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at home.
FUNERAL: The Funeral will be held on Friday, September 1, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
BURIAL: Burial will follow in Cleveland Memorial Park
VISITATION: The family will receive friends Thursday, August 31, 2006 from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home.
ROSARY SERVICE: A rosary service will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2006 at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home.
PERSONAL HISTORY: A native of Carbon County, Penn., she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Trojanovich Yenik. She was a member of St, Mary’s Catholic Church, where she served on the Alter Guild.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, C.A. “Frank” Brutko; brothers Stephen Yenik, John Gulla, Joseph Gulla, George Gulla and Andrew Gulla and sisters, Theresa Gulla and Elizabeth Gavlick.
SURVIVORS: She is survived by a son & his wife, Malcolm N. Brutko and wife, Shirley of Kings Mountain, NC; a daughter & her husband, Patritia Brutko Fagan and husband, Larry of Charlotte, NC; a daughter, Dorothy Brutko of Charlotte, NC; three sisters, Anna Novroski and husband, Henry, Helen Gaydos and Veronica Novroski, all of Swoyersville, PA; a brother, Thomas Gulla and wife, Gerry, of Swoyersville, PA; eight grandchildren, Todd Gossett and wife, Lisa, of Woodbridge, VA, Ashley Harris and husband, Johnny, of Kings Mountain, NC, Kerri Anne Brutko of Kings Mountain, NC, Mary Loretta Heath and husband, Micheal, of Virginia Beach, VA, William Joseph Fagan and wife, Lynn, of Roswell, GA, Stephanie Marie Fagan of Charlotte, NC, Jenny Oliver and husband, Steve, of Olton, Texas and Billy Milburn and wife, Becky, of Amarillo, Texas; fourteen great grandchildren, Kaela Gossett, Nora Gossett and Ada Gossett, all of Woodbridge, VA, John O. Harris IV, Layla Harris and Abbie Harris, all of Kings Mountain, Anthony Heath, Lawrence Robert Heath and Andrew James Heath, all of Virginia Beach, Toby McKinley Fagan of Roswell, GA., Martin Oliver and Laura Oliver, both of Olton, Texas and Bill Milburn and Bailey Milburn, both of Amarillo, Texas; and special friend and caregiver, Ruby McCluney.
OFFICIATING CLERGY: Father Eric Houseknecht
MEMORIALS: Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150, St. Mary’s Catholic Church Restoration Fund, 818 McGowan Rd., Shelby, NC, 28150, or to Life Enrichment Adult Daycare, 103 T.R. Harris Dr., Shelby, NC 28150.